Meeting
Abstract Number: 114
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: As of December 2015, 49 states initiated the CMS mandated legislation on “Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs.” Yet opiates continue to be commonly prescribed in older adults, despite their well-known risks. This study aims to determine patterns of opiate prescribing, specifically in hospitalized older adults and their impact on outcomes. Methods: This one year retrospective […]
Abstract Number: 408
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Development of opiate use disorder and opiate overdose has been associated with prolonged opiate-days prescribed. Conventionally, opiate-days supplied has been calculated based on the discharge prescription signature (e.g., how a patient is supposed to take the medication) and the number of pills dispensed. It is not clear whether the number of days supplied reflects […]
Abstract Number: 409
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In March of 2016, the CDC released guidelines recommending shorter duration of opioid prescriptions. While these guidelines have the potential to influence hospitalist practice, it is not clear whether discharge prescribing patterns have changed for hospitalized patients. We perform an interrupted time series analysis to examine changes in discharge opioid prescribing from an inpatient […]